need brake hose info

At 12:51 PM -0800 11/2/02, jim catterson wrote:
>--- Phil Rose &lt;pjrose at frontiernet.net&gt; wrote:
>&gt; I need to replace the rubber oem brake hoses (especially up
>front)--
>&gt; this car has had the G60 brake conversion. What is the proper
>&gt; specification (p/n?) for the _front_ brake hose (would it be same
>&gt; part as used by '92 S4?)
>&gt;>&gt; I suppose all that all I need to do is measure the hose length and
>&gt; make sure about the gender of the fittings on each end. Any
>helpful
>&gt; hints?
>>phil, i just replaced all four hoses on my 200 w/ the g60 brakes. got
>them from www.thepartsbin.com as i recall, i used the '92 s4 hoses
>for the front and the regular '91 200 20v hoses for the rear. they had
>them in stock. free shipping too... just make sure that 1) you blow
>the sand away from everything w/ an air blower before you start; 2) you
>are using a brake wrench so as not to strip the bleeder screw; and 3)
>overfill the reservoir before you start. the hoses came off pretty
>easily w/ no rounding of the fittings. took me about an hour and a
>half being very neat and careful...
>
Thanks for reply, Jim. The hoses are on their way from thepartsbin
(not available locally, of course).
Before unscrewing the couplings, is it necessary to release those
curved metal spring-like gizmos that are at each end? Peter Schulz
has posted that they should be bent (and released) in order to get a
good grip on the hose end-fitting. I assume those "springs" can be
reused (?) as I do not find them listed with a p/n.
Phil
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Phil Rose
Rochester, NY
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